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>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY COMPANY.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING, FLOODING AND AIR- CONDITIONING FOR YEARS.

VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

>> AND BY CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION AND DARLENE MARKS ON SHILEY AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> NEW OVER THE BATTLE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

TWO FEDERAL JUDGES ORDERS THE PRESIDENT TO PROVIDE SNAP BENEFITS.

WE HAVE MORE ON HOW THE RULING CAN IMPACT SAN DIEGO.

>> FUNDING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM OR SNAP, HAD BEEN SET TO RUN OUT ON SATURDAY.

TODAY, JUDGES IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS ORDERED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

CONGRESS HAD SET ASIDE ABOUT $5 BILLION IN EMERGENCY RESERVES FOR SNAP.

EVEN THAT WOULD RUN OUT IN A MATTER OF WEEKS.

THE CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK SAID THAT THE COURT RULINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR PLANS FOR A SURGE IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

>> THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL BUT IT IS A ONE-TIME SHOT.

AND IT WILL ONLY BE A PARTIAL PAYMENT AND WE WILL STILL HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE, THAT ARE PANICKED AND THAT ARE FEELING THAT ANXIETY AND WILL NEED THAT SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL HELP.

>> THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK BEGAN INCREASING THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ON OCTOBER 1st AND THE FOODS AND IT IS CARBRESERVES AND PARTICIPATING IN $1.5 MILLION AND AFTER THAT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT WILL GO ON.

100 TO 300,000 WEEKLY TO CONTINUE THESE ADDITIONAL POP UP DISTRIBUTIONS AND CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS.

>> IT IS STILL UNCLEAR EXACTLY HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL RESPOND TO THE COURT RULINGS.

HE SAID THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK WELCOMES CASH DONATIONS AND FOOD DRIVES TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, 400,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MANY OF THEM SENIOR COMES CHILDREN, RECEIVE FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE TO FOOD BANKS IN THE COUNTY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS THIS COULD HAVE ON SAN DIEGANS, THE CEO OF FEEDING SAN DIEGO IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF FOOD BUT RATHER GETTING THE FOOD TO THOSE THAT NEED IT.

THEIR TEAM IS TAKING FOOD DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT OR THE VA, FEDERAL WORKERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING PAID CAN ACCESS IT.

FOR THOSE THAT USE EBT CARDS THAT ACCESS FUNDS THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER CASH FUNDS EFFECTED.

>> THE GENERAL RELIEF AND THE CAL-WORKS CASH BENEFITS WILL BE DEPOSITED ON CARDS FOR NOVEMBER.

IT IS JUST THE SNAP OR CAL- FRESH FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS THAT WILL NOT BE DEPOSITED ON THEIR CARDS.

>> THOSE CAL-WORKS IS PART OF A PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILY.

IT WILL STILL BE PUT ON THE CAL- FRESH CARD.

YOU CAN CALL 211 FOR RESOURCES.

>>> FINALLY GOT IN ON SOME MORE COMFORT AS WE WENT THROUGH TODAY.

WITH THAT COMFORT COMES A FEW MORE CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT.

PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT AS WE HIT 59 FOR THE LOW.

THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE KEEP IT GOING FOR THE WEEKEND?

I WILL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE BREEDER'S CUP, THE EVENT IS KNOWN AS THE SUPER BOWL OF HORSE RACING.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER WAS THERE WITH ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT THE FASHION, THE HORSES, AND THE BETTING.

>> THEY'RE OFF.

>> THE BREEDER'S CUP IS WELL UNDERWAY.

THE RACE IS ATTRACTING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

>> MATTHEW MARTINEZ TRAVELED FROM CHICAGO WITH HIS FIRST BREEDER'S CUP.

HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HORSE RACING AFTER A VISIT TO DEL MAR EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> I WON ON MY FIRST BET.

I WAS HOOKED.

AFTER I HAD FOUND OUT THE BREEDER'S CUP FINALS WERE GOING TO BE HERE, I WAS LIKE, SHOULD I GO DO IT?

I WILL GO DO IT.

>> Reporter: THE LOVE OF THE SPORT IS WHY PEOPLE ARE HERE TODAY.

SPECTATORS, JOCKEYS, TRAINERS, OWNERS.

>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OWNING A HORSE IN THE BREEDER'S CUP.

>> Reporter: TODAY'S RACE IS ALL ABOUT THE JUVENILES, STARS OF TOMORROW.

HER HORSE WAS A CONTENDER.

>> IT IS HONESTLY SURREAL.

WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PHILLY THAT I OWNED WITH MY MOM AND DAD WE NEVER IMAGINED SHE WOULD BRING US HERE.

THIS IS THE OLYMPICS OF HORSE RACING, TO HAVE HER HERE AND ON THIS STAGE SHE CAN DO NO WRONG.

>> Reporter: IT STARTED A SAD NOTE.

A 5-YEAR-OLD WAS EUTHANIZED AFTER GETTING INJURED IN THE FIFTH RACE YESTERDAY.

THE OPENING DAY OF THE FALL SEASON.

THE EVENT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BREEDER'S CUP.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO ENSURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

LINED UP EVERY DAY FROM 4:00 A.M.

UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

AT NIGHT.

YOU LIVE AND BREATHE THEM.

TO LOSE ONE IT IS LIKE LOSING A PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: TODAY IT IS ABOUT CELEBRATING THE HORSES AND THE SPORT.

AS WELL AS THE FASHION.

>> THIS IS MY IVAN, A DESIGNER FROM COPE COPENHAGEN.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT IS THE BEST WITH THE OCEAN NEARBY AND THE CALIFORNIA SUN.

>> I AM HERE WITH A FRIEND AND WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THE HORSES RACE AND HAVE A COUPLE COCKTAILS, MAYBE WIN SOME MONEY.

>> Reporter: THE MAIN EVENT IS TOMORROW.

SOME OF THE CONTENDERS ARE JOURNALISM, FOREVER YOUNG AND DEFENDING CHAMPION SIERRA LEONE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS EXPENSIVE.

ADD KIDS TO THE MIX AND IT CAN GET HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

KPBS LAUNCHING A PROJECT HOW FAMILIES WITH KIDS ARE GETTING BY HERE.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER HAS MORE ON HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE.. >> Reporter: AS AN EDUCATIONAL REPORTER I DO A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT KIDS.

I HAVE SEEN THE GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR SCHOOL PANTRIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

I HAVE SEEN ENROLLMENT DROPPING AS PEOPLE HAVE FEWER KIDS OR MOVE AWAY FROM SAN DIEGO.

FROM CHILDCARE AND CLOTHING TO SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES HAVING A KID COMES WITH A LOT OF COSTS.

THOSE COSTS CAN SHAPE THE REST OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGET.

RIGHT NOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR SAY LITTLE OVER $32,000 IN ANNUAL INCOME.

BUT THAT IS MOSTLY BASED ON ONE THING.

>> THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES WERE CREATED BACK WHEN FOOD WAS THE PRIMARY COST THAT ALL FAMILIES HAD.

>> Reporter: NANCY LEADS UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

EVERY YEAR UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA CALCULATE WHAT THEY CALL THE REAL COST MEASURE.

>> WHAT ARE THE OTHER THINGS THAT ALL ARE PART OF JUST DAILY LIFE, TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET?

IT INCLUDES FOOD, CERTAINLY, THERE IS HOUSING, THERE IS TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING GAS, AND FOR MANY FAMILIES IT INCLUDES CHILDCARE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, THE REAL COST OF LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS MORE THAN $116,000.

A BIG PART OF THAT IS CHILD CARE.

OTHER COSTS LIKE HOUSING, FOOD, HEALTH CARE ALSO GO UP WHETHER YOU ADD KIDS TO THE MIX.

THAT IS NOT COUNTING THINGS LIKE SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHER NONESSENTIALS THAT PARENTS MIGHT PAY FOR.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAMILIES ARE MAKING IT WORK.

ARE GRANDPARENTS HELPING YOU WITH CHILDCARE?

CLIPPING COUPONS, BUYING GROCERIES IN BULK?

HOW ARE YOU GETTING CREATIVE TO SAVE MONEY.

TO SHARE YOUR STORY GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

FIND A SHORT SURVEY AND A PLACE TO INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LAST WEEK THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO NEGOTIATE BUYING CALTRANS LAND IN LEMON GROVE.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS THAT THE COUNTY PLANS TO BUILD SHELTER THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED IN EAST COUNTY.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW IT IS AN EMPTY CALTRANS LOT ON THE CORNER OF TROY STREET AND SWEETWATER ROAD, DRIVERS ZOOM PAST, PAYING LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE FENCED SPACE.

IT COULD END UP BEING A LOT MORE.

THE COUNTY WANTS TO BUILD 60 SMALL CABINS TO SHELTER ONE OR TWO PEOPLE EACH.

THEY ARE HOPING THESE PLANS WILL BE A REALITY.

>> I WAS HOMELESS FOR 11 YEARS.

I WISH THAT WHEN I WAS HOME MANSLAUGHTER THEY HAD THESE TINY CABINS.

YOU HAVE A DOOR AND YOU CAN DECOMPRESS AND YOU HAVE PRIVACY AND DIGNITY THAT COMES WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: AT THE REGULAR MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE START OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH CALTRANS FOR THE PROPERTY.

THERE IS OPPOSITION TO THE DECISION, A DOZEN PEOPLE SPOKE OUT ABOUT IT AT THE MEETING INCLUDING LEMON GROVE COUNCILMEMBER.

>> I LIKE THE PROGRAM.

I JUST THINK THE LOCATION IS BAD.

IT IS RIGHT UP NEXT TO HOUSING, LIKE IT LITERALLY SHARES A FENCE LINE.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS HOPE TO BREAK GROUND NEXT SUMMER.

KPBS NEWS.

>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS MAKING SURE RESIDENTS ARE THROWING THEIR WASTE INTO THE CORRECT BINS FOR CALIFORNIA COMPOSTING LAW.

YOU MAY NOTICE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS LIFTING LIDS ACROSS SAN DIEGO TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT BINS CONTAIN TRASH, RECYCLING OR ORGANIC WASTE.

IT IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER SENATE BILL 1383T IS ABOUT SAFETY AS MUCH AS IT IS ABOUT WASTE REDUCTION.

>> THE WAY THE TRUCKS ARE SET UP.

THEY WILL CRUSH AND COMPACT THE MATERIAL.

BATTERIES, ESPECIALLY LITHIUM, WHEN THEY GET CRUSHED THOSE CELLS EXPLODE AND FIRE IS A THREAT.

THERE IS A LIFE AFTER WASTE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE SORTED CORRECTLY BECAUSE NOT ONLY ONE DOES IT IMPACT OUR STAFF AND OUR STRUCTURAL, YOU KNOW, OUR TRUCKS, BUT IT IMPACTS WHAT GOES INTO OUR LANDFILL.

>> Reporter: EMPHASIZING COMPLIANCE OFFICERS ARE NOT DIGGING THROUGH ANYTHING.

THEY ARE JUST TAKING A GLANCE AT THE TOP LAYER.

EVERY HOME WILL BE CHECKED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MORE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO FLEE IN SUDAN'S CIVIL WAR.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON K PBS.

>>> AND FAMILIES BUILD ALTERS FOR THE MEXICAN HOLIDAY DIA DE MUERTOS, HONORING THOSE THAT PASSED ON.

IN TIJUANA ONE GROUP USES THIS TIME TO BUILD A ALTER TO REMEMBER JOURNALISTS WHO WERE KILLED FOR DOING THEIR JOBS.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST SAYS LAST WEEKEND ANOTHER MEXICAN JOURNALIST WAS KILLED.

>> Reporter: TRADITIONAL DIA DE MUERTOS ARE DECORATED WITH SUGAR SKULLS, MARIGOLD FLOWERS AND BREAD OF THE DEAD.

THIS HAS BROKEN CELL PHONES, OLD CAMERAS, PRESS PASSES, OLD NEWSPAPERS AND NOTEBOOKS.

>> GUNNED DOWN COMING OUT OF HIS HOME.

AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, ANOTHER WAS KILLED WHEN SHE WAS ARRIVING TO HER HOUSE.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN A JOURNALIST IN TIJUANA SINCE 1985.

INSPIRED BY A U.N.

CAMPAIGN TO END IMPUNITY AGAINST JOURNALISTS, HE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN PUTTING THIS UP TO HONOR JOURNALISTS KILLED IN MEXICO SINCE 2066.

THEY SPELL OUT THE WORDS "NO."

OR NO IMPUNITY.

>> IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES OF LAW AND THE LACK OF PUNISHMENT TO WHENSOEVER COMMITTED A CRIME.

>> Reporter: JUST LAST SUNDAY IT WAS REPORTED ANOTHER JOURNALIST WAS KILLED.

MIGUEL'S BODY WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WRAPPED IN A SHEET WITH A MESSAGE.

[ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> FOR RAISING FALSE ALARMS, HE WAS 60 YEARS OLD.

>> WE ARE AVERAGING ONE REPORTER KILLED A MONTH.

LET'S KNOCK ON WOOD AND HOPE THAT THERE IS NO MORE KILLINGS THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS MEXICO IS THE 124th LEAST SAFE COUNTRY.

PALESTINE IS 163.

THE UNITED STATES IS 57TH AND NORWAY IS THE SAFEST.

THIS YEAR IT INCLUDES A SPECIAL SECTION TO HONOR JOURNALISTS KILLED WHILE REPORTING THE WAR IN GAZA.

THE SCREENING OF A DOCUMENTARY, "SILENCED: THE KILLING OF JOURNALISTS IN MEXICO."

WORD WIDE 1800 JOURNALISTS KILLED AND 85% OF THEM REMAIN JUDICIALLY UNRESOLVED.

THIS ALTER BUILT BY MEXICAN JOURNALISTS HONORS THEIR WORK.

>> WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE REPORTERS KILLED FOR THIS OCCASION TO TELL THEM THAT WE RESPECT THEM AND THEIR EFFORTS AND WE BELIEVE THAT JOURNALISM IS ALIVE.

>> Reporter: IN TIJUANA, KPBS NEWS.

>> KPBS HOLDING A DIGITAL ALTER IN HONOR OF DIA DE MUERTOS.

PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY SUBMITTED 400 HEART-FELT REMEMBRANCES OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ALONG WITH PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND AUDIO CLIPS, WE INVITE YOU TO VIDEO THE INTERACTIVE ALTER AND SEE ALL OF THE STORIES BY GOING TO KPBS.ORG/DAYOFTHEDEAD.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOU CAN STILL SUBMIT YOURS.

>>> A LOT OF COMPANIES PREVENT FISHING ATTACKS, THOSE THAT TRY TO GET YOU TO CLICK ON A LINK THAT IS PRETENDING TO BE FROM A LEGITIMATE SOURCE.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF A STUDY THAT EXAMINED 19,000 EMPLOYEES AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

PEOPLE WHO GOT CYBERSECURITY TRAINING WERE COMPARED TO THOSE THAT GOT NONE.

SOME PEOPLE WITH TRAINING UPPER SLIGHTLY LESS LIKELY TO CLICK ON A LURE THAN THE UNTRAINED.

BUT, SOME OTHER TRAINED PEOPLE WERE MORE LIKELY TO CLICK.

>> WE FOUND THAT THERE IS NO RELATION TO TIME AND YOUR CYBERSECURITY ANNUAL TRAINING.

EVEN IF YOU JUST RECENTLY TAKEN IT YOU ARE JUST AS LIKELY TO CLICK AS SOMEONE WHO TOOK IT EIGHT, 10, 12 MONTHS AGO.

>> ARIANA, NOW A RESEARCHER AT THE CYBERSECURITY COMPANY WAS WORKING ON HER PHD AT UCSD WHEN SHE CO-WROTE THE CITY.

IT CAN STEAL YOUR PASSWORDS, PERSONAL INFORMATION OR YOUR MONEY IF YOU BANK ONLINE.

THE STUDY FOUND THAT SOME LURES WORK BETTER THAN OTHERS.

THIS ONE A FAKE MESSAGE FROM HR ASKED YOU TO CLICK ON AN UPDATE TO YOUR COMPANY'S DRESS CODE POLICY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE FELL FOR THAT.

MORE PEOPLE FELL FOR A FAKE MESSAGE TO CLICK ON AN UPDATE TO THEIR COMPANY'S VACATION POLICY.

EVEN IF THEY JUST TAKEN THE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING.

THIS GRAPH FROM THE UC SAN DIEGO STUDY SHOWS CUMULATIVE CLICKS OVER TIME AND IT SUGGESTS EVEN IF YOU DON'T CLICK ON THE FIRST LURE, PRETTY SOON, ONE OF THEM IS LIKELY TO GET YOU.

>> THEY ARE SHOWING YOU EACH MONTH A NEW SET OF USERS WERE FAILING.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IF IT GOES ON FOREVER, EVENTUALLY MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE FAILED AT LEAST ONCE.. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS GIVEN HOW INEFFECTIVE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING IS, IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO BUILD BETTER SECURITY INTO WORKPLACE COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

>> PUTTING THAT TIME AND ENERGY AND MONEY INTO OTHER DEFENSES LIKE MULTI-FACTURE AUTHENTICATION OR EMAIL SCAN DETECTION, THINGS THAT REMOVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE END USER AND PUT IT ON THE SYSTEM ITSELF.

>> Reporter: THAT TRAINING JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO STICK TO PEOPLE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> STREAMING ISN'T NOW BUT IT IS INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN RECENT YEARS.

WE TALKED TO A FEW STREAMERS AFTER THIS YEAR'S TWITCH-CON ABOUT HOW STREAM CHANGE EFFECT MENTAL HEALTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY [MUSIC] >> HOW ARE WE ALL DOING?

>> Reporter: TWITCH IS A LIVE- STREAMING PLATFORM LAUNCHED IN JUNE 20E11.

IT IS THE LARGEST STREAMING SYSTEM.

A LOT OF GENRE, COOKING, AND MORE.

AS IT GROWS SO DOES THE COVERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR STREAMERS AND AUDIENCES.

A NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCHER SAYS PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME ONLINE THAN EVER.

>> THERE WAS A REPORT FROM 2024 THAT STATED, YOU KNOW, WORLDWIDE GLOBALLY PEOPLE SPEND APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HOURS A DAY ONLINE.

WHICH IS STAGGERING.

AND BY THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE REACH 80 YEARS OLD, WE WOULD OF SPENT ABOUT 17 YEARS OF OUR LIVES LIKE ONLINE.

QUITE INTENSE TO THINK ABOUT.

>> Reporter: SPENDING HOURS WATCHING STREAMERS CAN LEAD TO A PARA-SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP.

COINED IN THE 1950s IT IS A ONE- SIDED BOND SOMEONE CAN FORM WITH A FICTIONAL CHARACTER WITHOUT REAL CONNECTION.

>> IT IS AMAZING AND THEY ARE VERY WELCOMING.

>> I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DO A STREAM LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: AT THIS YEAR'S TWITCH CON ONE PERSON WAS ASSAULTED BY A FAN.

THE INCIDENT DREW ATTENTION TO THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF PARA- SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, DONATIONS CAN HAVE COMPLICATED DYNAMICS.

>> I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE DAMAGING ELEMENTS TO BEING ONLINE SO MUCH THAT PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY KNOW YOU AND PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN APPROACH YOU AND PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN CROSS BOUNDARIES THAT THEY NORMALLY WOULD NOT CROSS WITH STRANGERS IN THE STREET BECAUSE THEY SPENT SO MUCH TIME WATCHING YOU ONLINE AND YOU GIVE SO MUCH OF YOUR PERSONALITY.

WE ARE NOT SEEING 100%.

>> Reporter: NOT EVERY PARARELATIONSHIP IS HARMFUL.

BUT, THEY SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE STREAMER IS NOT THEIR FRIEND.

STREAMERS DEAL WITH HATEFUL COMMENTS IN THEIR CHATS, THOSE THAT POST THEM ARE CALLED KEYBOARD WARRIORS, PEOPLE WHO SEND MEAN MESSAGES ON LINE THAT THEY WOULD NEVER SAY FACE-TO- FACE.

THEY PLAY GAMES LIVE AND ANALYZING THEM.

HE TRIES TO TURN HATE MESSAGES INTO LEARNING MOMENTS.

>> I AM CURIOUS, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

RIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU ARE BROWN, YOU ARE CHUBBY, HOW CAN YOU BE A PSYCHIATRIST, YOU ARE EDUCATED WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUT THAT?

TELL ME MORE, RIGHT?

ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ARE ON THE RING, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DO I SAY?

NOT TO PUT THEM ON A SPOT BUT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN THAT IS NOT OKAY, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: ANOTHER STREAMER DOES NOT TOLERATE MESSAGES THAT MAKE THEM UNCOMFORTABLE.

>> I BLOCK?

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR EXPLANATIONS.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THE TIME YOU SPEND ONLINE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE BREAKS AND RECONNECT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

>> GO OUTSIDE, EVEN IF IT IS JUST TO TAKE A WALK, EVEN IF IT IS JUST TO GO AROUND THE CORNTORY GET YOUR FAVORITE CANDY BAR OR SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEIGHBOR OR GO TO A PARK AND LOOK AT PUPPIES, IT SOUNDS SIMPLE AND PEOPLE SAY IT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT, IT IS A FACT.

YOU FEEL 100% BETTER WHEN YOU COME BACK INSIDE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF STREAMING AND THE INCIDENTS THAT MAKE HEADLINES, TWITCH HELPED HIM REACH PEOPLE WHO NEED MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.

>> I HAD VIEWER COMES THROUGH, BECAUSE OF YOUR STREAMS, BECAUSE YOU STARTED ANALYZING AN ANIME THAT I LIKED IT INSPIRED ME TO SEEK HELP AND THEY HAVE THERAPISTS AND THE NEED THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE.

>> Reporter: EVERYONE NAVIGATES ONLINE SPACES DIFFERENTLY THAT IS WHY KNOWING YOUR LIMIT MATTERS >> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL SAFE.

WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL YOURSELF.

WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT, WHAT YOUR BOUNDARIES WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SET THOSE CLEAR BOUNDARIES AND STICK TO THEM.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

YOU HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF FIRST AND PRIORITIZE YOUR HEALTH IF IS MENTAL OR PHYSICAL, BOTH.

BOTH ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND ALSO CHECK OUT A NEW EPISODE OF THE KPBS PODCAST, THE FINIST, ABOUT A SAN DIEGO COMPOSURE WHO WAS FAMOUS IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY BUT SINCE FORGOTTEN.

A LOCAL RESEARCHER IS BRINGING HER STORY AND MUSIC BACK INTO THE PUBLIC EYE.

YOU CAN LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG/THEFINEST.

OR WHATEVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> WE HAVE QUITE THE WARM WEEK RECENTLY.

NOW, WE ARE DRUG OUT OF IT, THANKFULLY.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS, EVEN GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, WHILE WE NOTICE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK IN THE AIR TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND IT WILL NOT BE A BAD SET UP FOR US, MUCH BETTER THAN EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

THEN, WE ARE COOLER, WE STAY DRY, RIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK.

SO, THAT IS SOME OF THE GOOD NEWS AS WE HOLD ON TO THE CHANGES IN PLACE FOR US.

HERE WE ARE TONIGHT, FALLING BACK INTO 59 DEGREES FOR THE CITY.

NOTICE A COUPLE CLOUDS HERE TOWARDS THE COAST.

WE CAN HAVE PATCHY FOG IN A FEW LOCATIONS, STILL, SOME ONSHORE FLOW FOR US.

MOUNT LAGUNA MAKING IT TO 48.

RAMONA COMES DOWN TO 47 DEGREES.

OUR STORY DOES NOT CHANGE TOO MUCH FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

ONE THING, THOUGH, THAT THIS AIR MASS WILL DO IS HELP CREATE A SUBTLE OFF SHORE FLOW.

THAT IS WHY OUR TEMPERATURES WILL GO UP JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT YOUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

TOMORROW, WE ARE AT 71, THOUGH, IN THE CITY.

81 IN EL CAJON, NOTHING LIKE THE TEMPERATURES WE SAW EARLIER THIS WEEK.

MOUNT LAGUNA, BACK UP TO 62.

BORREGO SPRINGS, CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES.

NEXT FEW DAYS TOWARDS THE COAST, OBVIOUSLY DEALING WITH THE COASTAL CLOUDS, STILL AROUND FOR US THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, THE TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE LOWER 70s.

THEN, WE GET MORE SUNSHINE AS WE GO INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THAT IS WHERE WE COULD WARM THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT.

NOTICE OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES, THOUGH, STILL HOLDING ON TO THE CLOUDS ON SUNDAY, MONDAY, TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND IN THE 80s, THAT IS, AGAIN, DUE TO THE OFF SHORE FLOW, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE AND PUSH THERE IN THE AIR MASS.

GETTING INTO THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, HOLDING ON TO THE 60s FOR THE WEEKEND.

LOTS OF BRIGHT SUN SIDELINE FOR YOU.

WE WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 50s FOR THE EARLY WEEK.

KEEPING SOME OF THE COMFORT AROUND COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.

AND AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE DESERT COMMUNITIES BACK IN THE 80s OR 90s FOR THE HIGHS, FOR KPBS NEWS, BACK TO YOU.

>>> AS MANY OF YOU GET READY TO ENJOY HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS REMINDING EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SAFELY.

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL BEGAN A 12-HOUR MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD AT 6:00 TONIGHT.

THEY ALSO HAD THESE SAFETY REMINDERS THEY ARE ASKING PARENTS OF TRICK OR TREATERS TO BRING A FLASHLIGHT, WEAR BRIGHT CLOTHING AND PUT REFLECTIVE TAPE ON THEIR KID'S BAGS, AND PEOPLE NEED TO STICK TO SIDEWALKS AND DESIGNATED SIDEWALKS WHEN POSSIBLE.

>>> AMERICANS ARE GOING TO SPEND $13.1 BILLION ON HALLOWEEN THERE YEAR.

THE HOLIDAY IS A TIME WHEN THRILL SEEKERS HUNT FOR HORROR WHILE OTHERS TURN THEIR OWN HOMES INTO HAUNTED HOUSES.

WE GO TO BURBANK WHERE ALL CAN EXPERIENCE HOLLYWOOD LEVEL HORROR THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> IT GIVES THE KIDS NIGHTMARE.

>> Reporter: ON THIS RESIDENTIAL STREET IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THIS IS CHAINSAW ALLEY I BROUGHT YOU TO.

>> Reporter: CIRCUS OF NIGHTMARES COMES TO LIFE.

>> THEY SAY IT IS LIKE A MOVIE SET.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKEN IT TO WHAT THEY SEE WHEN THEY GO TO DISNEY.

>> Reporter: CHERYL HAS A BACKGROUND IN PROPS AND SET DRESSING, IT WAS HER THEN 9- YEAR-OLD SON WHO ASKED TO CREATE A CIRCUS IN THEIR FRONT YARD.

A TRADITION THAT BEGAN DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT PROVIDED A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY HALLOWEEN WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING.

>> Reporter: THE CLOWNS TAKE OVER THE FRONT YARD WITH LIVE TEENAGE ACTORS INSPIRED BY HOLLYWOOD.

>> I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY ONCE TO MEET TIM BURTON.

THAT WAS A LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT FOR ME.

>> Reporter: PARENTS SAY IT ALLOWS KIDS TO TRY OUT THEIR CREATIVE CRAFT.

ONE STARTED TO SCARE ACTING HERE.

>> NOW SHE IS A PROFESSIONAL SCARE ACTOR AT KNOTS SCARY FARM AND LOVING IT.

>> Reporter: KIDS AS YOUNG AS 5 PARTICIPATE.

>> WITH THE CLOWN IT IS LIKE, THE CLOWNS ARE MY FRIENDS.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Reporter: AND HAUNTED HOUSE SCARES ARE SCIENCE BACKED.

>> IF IT IS HAUNTED HOUSE OR THEY ARE PART OF DOING THE SCARING.

THERE IS AN ADRENALINE RUSH AND DOPAMINE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

A LEVELFUL CONNECTION THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

WE KNOW THAT IT, IT FEELS GOOD T IS BONDING.

>> Reporter: BACK TO YOU.

>> YOU CAN FIND ALL OF TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI, ENJOY YOUR EVENING AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN PLAYED POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PRYBS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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